The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Red Bank, NJ
Red Bank is a borough of 23,200 in Monmouth County, about 30 miles south of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Red Bank, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Red Bank: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 909 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Red Bank as a whole, and 30% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Red Bank scores 909.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Red Bank, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Red Bank, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Red Bank
Simple assaults are uncommon. Red Bank has simple assaults at less than half the US rate: 4.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Red Bank
Every part of Red Bank where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Red Bank run from A+ to A-; 95% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Red Bank, the northwest side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Red Bank?
Reported property crime in Red Bank has held about steady since 2019, within 10%. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 11 to 12 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
Red BankUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Red Bank. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Red Bank
Property, US
2016
+61%
+15%
2017
+42%
+12%
2018
+28%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-14%
-8%
2021
+21%
-10%
2022
-9%
-6%
2023
+15%
-7%
2024
+10%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Red Bank
CrimeGrade™ estimates Red Bank has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 53% less than the US as a whole and 37% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 46% of crime reported in Red Bank. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Red Bank compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Red Bank, 8 have less crime. Rumson and Fair Haven have the least.
Two things set Red Bank apart: it has 21.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 1.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.21.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 59% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (35 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 85% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.74 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.29% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 67% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Red Bank
Crime costs Red Bank about $429 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 64% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $12 million a year, or $519 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$520,000
$22
Rape
$490,000
$21
Robbery
$130,000
$6
Assault
$1.2 million
$52
Burglary
$130,000
$5
Theft
$950,000
$41
Vehicle theft
$150,000
$7
Arson
$16,000
$1
Vandalism
$510,000
$22
Total
$4.1 million
$176
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Red Bank means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Red Bank, NJ average a SchoolGrade of B+: 51% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Red Bank on SchoolGrade
